Minty's Kiss. Smoky Mountain Romances, #1

A childhood crush and a lost kitten combine for one sweet, small town love story in the Smoky Mountains during the Christmas holidays. Childhood friends turn to lovers in this returning home romance. When Molly retreats to North Carolina with Gracie, her ten-year-old daughter, she's surprised to find her childhood crush, Nick, a real mountain man, still living in the area. Recovering from a divorce, Molly only wants to carve out a peaceful and happy existence for Gracie in a place where Molly always felt safe as a child. The morning after her return, Nick, more handsome than she remembered, shows up at her cabin where she spent her childhood vacations.
The flush of first love surprises Molly, and Nick is shocked to discover the grown-up Molly. When Harold, Molly's old cat, runs out the cabin door and into the woods, Nick discovers the cat lying dead at the base of the tree where Molly always went to read as a child. After burying him under the tree, a broken-hearted Gracie and Molly return to the cabin and discover a gray furry kitty under the porch.
Gracie names him Minty. Gracie refuses to believe her father won't come back for them, so she resents Nick spending time with her mother and tries her best to pull them apart. Romance for the single mom may not be possible. One small kitty named Minty helps Gracie accept the love developing between Nick and Molly in time for her first Christmas in the mountains of North Carolina, but only after learning that life doesn't always turn out how we want. Minty's Kiss, a second chance and small town family romance, is the first book in the Smoky Mountain Romance series where a community of mountain folk band together to make families of their own choosing.
Each heartwarming story builds on the idea of community and family as the cornerstone to happiness. Buy Minty's Kiss to enjoy a sweet romance set in the embrace of the mountains of North Carolina.